Wettest Summer in Memory?

Wettest Summer in Memory?
Originally uploaded by baseballpajamas

This has been a VERY wet summer here in Vermont. The ultimate proof? I
found this mushroom growing in our bathroom today. To some of my
relatives this will also be proof positive that we are the worst
housekeepers ever. That may be true, but in the best localvore
tradition we will certainly be making an interesting salad tomorrow...

More From Coffee Corner

(iPhone Photo)

Celebrating Fergus' Half Birthday, a little late, at Coffee Corner (Norah working on her cross-eyed look).

Summer In Vermont

Summer In Vermont
Originally uploaded by baseballpajamas

Serve with pilaf, corn on the cob, beer, and salad.

Oh, forget the salad.

Bus Shelter Image

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(Under the bench)

Sad Tigger

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Park & Ride Bus Shelter, Richmond VT

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Bus Stop Blues

Bus Stop Blues
Originally uploaded by baseballpajamas

I'm stranded at a filthy bus stop in Richmond Vermont, waiting for Lauren (who is running late because the kids are enmeshed in a playdate) to pick me up. It's raining, so I'm stuck in the shelter with three bags of garbage (that someone has tossed into the corner) and a mildly disturbing collection of filthy plastic toys.

Now she says she's on her way...

Dat or Dis

This time I choose Dis:

Not Dat:

(We returned from Seattle just in time)

Adirondack Chair Phone Post Test

Adirondack Chair Phone Post Test
Originally uploaded by baseballpajamas

This is really just a test to see how easy it is to post here from my new phone. It is a beautiful day in East Montpelier, oddly enough (it's been a wet summer).

This calls for fresh corn from the farm stand and yummy, not very lean burgers from The Dudley Store. That is, if I can get out of this chair...

Don't look too closely at the feet; I didn't think the phone would deliver this level of...detail.

Honey, There Are Bugs Out Here--Eat Up!

Honey, There Are Bugs Out Here--Eat Up!
Originally uploaded by baseballpajamas

Okay, This is Kinda Freaky

Okay, This is Kinda Freaky
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Can We, Like, Go Out?

Can We, Like, Go Out?
Originally uploaded by baseballpajamas

What? Where Did This Door Come From?

What? Where Did This Door Come From?
Originally uploaded by baseballpajamas

We let the chickens out of their house for the first time today....

Between Here and There

...There must be a middle ground.


Fergus' Room, 2007



Lucy's Room, 2009

Mobile Lounge?

Have you ever been to Dulles Airport and encountered their freaky "Mobile Lounge" shuttle things? You follow the arrows that say "Shuttle to Concourse C," pass through a doorway expecting a long passageway leading to a train or bus, and find yourself in a large, dead-end room with several people standing around. You know something is odd, but you're not exactly sure what. And then a huge train-like vehicle parks itself just outside the window, a vehicle filled with people like you. And you think, Wait a minute: this room IS the shuttle? A few moments later the doors close and the room (18 feet high, 53 feet long) moves away from the concourse....

Tidepool Watcher (Lopez Island, WA)

Lopez Island

Norah's Basement Tapes (Seattle)

Norah's Basement Tapes
Originally uploaded by baseballpajamas

Seattle Dispatch

Dis or Dat

Dis:


Or Dat:

Then Hens Make Their Move

Just Moved In
Originally uploaded by baseballpajamas

Finally, the hen-house is done. Or at least, done enough for moving day. Here are the girls in their new digs....

Food Innovations From the Onion Reporting Desk

New Wearable Feedbags Let Americans Eat More, Move Less

Jerk Chicken

Today's favorite Craigslist/Vermont listing is Jerk Chicken:

http://burlington.craigslist.org/grd/1246295956.html

Workaday World

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Originally uploaded by baseballpajamas

You can't tell, but the socks work really well with the paint color on the walls.


Taken while talking on the phone about immunization compliance engines.